Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-12-23
IT GOES THROUGH.
The Railroad Ordinance Passed by the Board
Of Commissioners,
WITH no DISSENTING VOICE
The Yo.s 70 b taken on Saturday, the Fourth
Day Of February.
AMENDMENTS MADE YESTERDAY

reality. 1t was finally passed through the
BOARD of Commissioners at a few minutes
before one O'Clock yesterday afternoon,
and goes thence into the hands Of the peo-
pie, TO be voted upon at an election TO be
held on Saturday, February 4th.
The Board of Commissioners reaasembled
at the Court House at ten o'clock yester-
day morning, President Cruise in the chair.
At roll call but seven members were ID
their seats, bat the absentees, Messrs.
Stein, Mckinley and Myles, came in rap
idly in the order named, when the pending
business was at once taken up. The Presl-
dent, in stating the object of the meeting,
said the ordinance would not be again
read. unless there was q request TO that
effect from some memDeT Of the Board.
Mr.. Speidel called attention 10 the fact
that there was large number
of members of the Chamber Of
Commerce. and other interested and prom
inent citizens and taxpayers, present as
SPECTATORS, and thought for that reason, Il
for no other, it would he we'll to again
read the paper. Prosecuting Attorney
Jordan accordingly went over the docu'
msnt. and when the reading had been con
cluded, Mr. Speidel, the chairman OF the
special committee, took the floor. lie
called the attention of the membels brlsny
TO the fact that everything contained IL
the ordinance had been agreed TO In com
mittee. between the members and the rep
resentatives OF the syndicate, up TO thf
clause providing for the use OF the bridge
BY any and all railroad companies which
might desire to run their trains across 1t,
Right here was the point OF difference.
When Mr.. Speidel had concluded Mr..
| Jordan said that he did not wish to be un'
derstOod as endeayoring to throw anything
/ in the shape OF an obstacle in the path oil
the enterprise. he cad his co-counsei,
Mr.. Ewing, had been cOnsc,ebt'on.ly en-
deayoring 10 20 shape the ordinance a. to
NOR. fnlly meet the requirements OF the
case. Following Mr. Jordan, Mr.. Ewing
said he did not wish 10 enter into per
sonal explanation, although the present
might not be an inOppOrtune time l1F ie"
remarks in that line. But he did want
IN say that il Bas his opinion and the
onipion of his associate that the matter
was making good progress. There WA no
ground for the suppositiOn that the project
was in jeopardy. There was an earnest
desire on, tie part Of the committee TO put
the ordinance Ia = shape which would
proye acceptable TO the people OF the
county and at the same time fully attain
the end desired. Continuing, he SAID
the paramount iisI wa7 ID nave a
Union bridge. This was Sh1s the com
mittee had been earnestly eI6eaEoTiBg IL
bring about. In doing this they had fol'
lowed the language Of one OF the city cTdl'
napcss. They had seen no reasonable Oh,
lection 10 the arbitration feature, and had
INCORPORATED il aissr careful consideration
as seemingly the best thing. The othei
side had. however, made stEeGeCus oblec'
tions TO the provision, and while ne did h"'
think their claims, upon investigation,
would be fouuG " be absolutely correct,
they were prepared 70 rG!ve the matter
and the question VAS. wHat sAonid DE
substituted for the. clause offered "y tde
committee? At the meeting on the preVi-
Gus day, Mr.. Jordan had asked point*dIy
of Mr.. Lynch, "SuppOsing your PROPOSE
ton 10 be incorporated in the ordinance
can a railroad company, railing to make
terms with your company, pass us cars
over the bridge? ~ and the answer ha.i
been. NO" He said: I'VE now desire
to see some clause inserted by the terms OIL
which the Company will be Obliged 10
make favorable terms with ANOTHER com
papy seeking TO use the bridge and tsrL4ln,
ala, and az carrying out this idea, Will
submit an amendment which think Will
accomplish the object, and he acceptable 10
all. "
Mr.. Ewing then stated his amendment
TO be the insertion of the word reasonable
before the word regulations" in the sub
stitute for the terms Of subscription pro,
posed by the company, and after the word
regulations" the words land on such rea-
sonable terms" 20 that the clause would
read:
That any and every railway heretofore
or which may hereafter be built shall have
the right TO connect its tracks with the
tracks of said railway company extending
over said bridge and the approaches there
to. and to transport its trains over SAID
bridge and approaches upon paying com
pensation therefor, under such reasonable
regulations and on such reasonable terms
as said railroad company shall prescribe ~
When the section, as IL was proposed TO
amend it, had been read to the Board. MI
McCregor moved that it be accepted and
incorporated in the ordinance, hut, at the
suggestion of a member that the represen-
tatiyes Of the company he heard, the mo
ton was temporarily withdrawn.
Mr.. Hubbard then took the aOor and
said the modification suggested by Mr..
Ewing had been mentioned short
time before to Mr.. Cochran and himself.
Mr.. Lynch had left the city, and 1t was
not exactly known how he would feel
about the matter, but from the views
which be had 50 fully expressed the even